Huang Longshi

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"HUANG LONGSHI, also known as Huang Yuetian, was a go champion in the Kangxi period (1662-1723) of the Qing dynasty in China. He was also one of the most accomplished and praised go champions of all time"

Go Seigen once commented on the Chinese player, Huang Longshi of the Qing Dynasty; if Huang were alive today, he would be 13 dan!

Read the [ext] complete essay by John Fairbairn on Huang Longshi and his contemporaries in 17th century China.


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